With a custom paint like tanzanite blue, which I absolutely adore, combined with the fact that the provincial govt here doesn't use salt but instead uses rocks the size of boulders on the roads in winter, PPF was a no brainer for me.
I went with Xpel Ultimate Plus last year, all around the X5, on every panel except the roof. And a year later I can honestly say that it was worth every damn cent. There's not a single scratch anywhere, no swirl marks, and the X5 looks factory fresh after every single wash. It is driven mostly on the highway over long distances so I was expecting to see some rock chips and dents in the PPF, especially on the front bumper and the hood, but absolutely nothing so far.
And the best part is that it's self healing. So even if I see minor spider webbing in the PPF, as a result of my own actions with the microfiber cloths because I always use a touchless wash, all I need to do is park it in the sun for a few minutes and all the swirls disappear and the film looks mint. Couldn't be happier
